Jiang Er Returns the Fish

It was another day, early morning.

In the morning, after Master Yuan gathered everyone to lecture and teach martial arts.

Master Yuan did not leave in a hurry, but spoke in front of everyone.

"One month from now is the grand competition between the seven martial arts schools in Jiaqing County."

"At that time, there will be a martial arts tournament within the school, and I will select five of you to participate. Participants will be rewarded with a Dragon Tiger Pill." Master Yuan said.

The eyes of the people in the inner courtyard lit up, and they gasped.

The Dragon Tiger Pill was one of the most potent pills for the Post-Heaven Realm.

As long as one took a pill, there was a 90% chance of directly breaking through a minor realm. However, one could only take one pill in a lifetime. Even so, the value of the Dragon Tiger Pill was highly sought after in the black market.

The price of one pill could even reach three hundred taels of silver.

After speaking, Master Yuan encouraged everyone a few words and then said to Xiao Dong, "Xiao Dong, come in with me."

"Yes, Master..." Xiao Dong stood up from the crowd and respectfully followed behind Master Yuan.

Everyone was used to this.

"Master Yuan is giving Senior Brother Xiao extra tutoring again..." someone said sourly.

"Alas, there's no helping it. If you had a Destiny and excellent bone structure, Master Yuan would also give you extra tutoring."

"You say this person is really lucky. The Ning family is simply too good to Senior Brother Xiao, sending in large quantities of precious materials and Treasure Fish not long ago..."

"Do you know how much Senior Brother Xiao's salary is for his nominal position in the Ning mansion?"

"How much? Senior Brother Xiao hasn't become a Martial Artist yet, and he already has a nominal position?"

"Alas, superficial! That's called a pre-order."

"Let me tell you, how much did the Ning family spend to invite Senior Brother Xiao to take up a nominal position?" The disciple stretched out four fingers exaggeratedly: "This much!"

"Forty taels?!" someone in the crowd exclaimed, marveling, "I'm almost breaking through to the middle stage of Post-Heaven, and my salary is only thirty taels..."

The disciple shook his head and then said lightly, "Four hundred taels..."

"Hiss!"

The surroundings instantly gasped.

"Four hundred taels! Even inviting the Senior Disciple to take up a nominal position wouldn't cost this much!"

"A nominal position wouldn't cost this much, but as a dowry, it's just a drop in the bucket..." The disciple said calmly, "The Ning family heard that they are going to marry their daughter to Senior Brother Xiao..."

The envy in everyone's eyes deepened.

"Tsk tsk, this is truly good Destiny. Waking up, a renowned master comes to the door, wealth comes to the door, and even a beautiful wife comes to the door. Truly lucky..."

Everyone sighed with emotion.

Lin Yi listened without much feeling.

Now Lin Yi was practicing martial arts in the inner courtyard as a Martial Artist.

He saw Xiao Dong more frequently.

At first, they would nod to each other. Later, Xiao Dong seemed to find Lin Yi increasingly awkward and deliberately avoided him, pretending not to see him even when they met.

However, because Xiao Dong mastered the Destiny [Blood Sable Drinking Poison], which greatly enhanced his cultivation speed.

It had only been two months since his Destiny awakened.

Xiao Dong was already preparing to break through to become a Martial Artist.

This couldn't help but make Lin Yi sigh.

However, Xiao Dong seemed to have consumed too much blood food recently, and the malevolence on his face grew stronger.

In the martial arts school, many disciples regarded Xiao Dong with both respect and fear.

"This Xiao Dong looks so fierce, and a bit familiar."

Lu Chengyi's voice came to his ears.

"He possesses a Destiny. In the entire Jiaqing County, his talent should not be inferior to Liu Qingnu. You must have seen his information at Master Wu's house." Lin Yi replied telepathically.

"I seem to have that impression... but it still feels wrong."

"What feels wrong?"

"I don't know. I'll tell you when I remember."

Chengyi's ambiguous reply.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Lin Yi's face.

Chengyi had lost a large part of his memory, only remembering memories from the past year, and the information he gave Lin Yi was ambiguous.

"Alas, Lin Yi, do you want to go to Pine Crane Restaurant for a drink? Xu Fu is treating today." A burly, heroic-looking strong man said to Lin Yi.

"Sorry, not today. I have to go for a temporary assignment this afternoon. I'll treat everyone next time," Lin Yi said with a smile.

Lin Yi got along fairly well with the people in the inner courtyard.

Currently, there were only twenty-three people in the inner courtyard.

Most of them were in their twenties.

Lin Yi, at sixteen, was the youngest, but his demeanor and bearing were extraordinary. He practiced martial arts diligently, spoke and acted cautiously, and handled matters with discretion. He was also on good terms with Liu Lie.

Everyone had a good impression of Lin Yi, treating him like a younger brother and naturally showing him extra care.

"Temporary assignment? You're going for a temporary assignment too!" Everyone was curious and stepped forward to ask Lin Yi about it.

"Yes, I'm assigned as a teaching assistant for the Peace Guard," Lin Yi didn't hide anything.

"Peace Guard!" Everyone exclaimed, "That place, although official, is not a good place to go!"

They all advised Lin Yi not to be so reckless.

He was still young; he shouldn't take a wrong turn.

While advising Lin Yi, they kept observing their surroundings, checking if the senior disciple was nearby.

"..." Lin Yi was at a loss.

It took him a lot of effort to finally break free from the crowd.

"Phew... I'm exhausted, more tired than practicing martial arts..." Lin Yi complained helplessly.

"I think you're quite enjoying it," Cheng Yi suddenly chimed in.

Lin Yi smiled and didn't say much.

Lin Yi walked towards the courtyard.

After being promoted to Martial Artist, Lin Yi's living quarters also received a major upgrade.

From a large dormitory for four people, it was upgraded to a small courtyard with a single room in a double-occupancy unit.

Furthermore, at Liu Lie's invitation, he was in the same courtyard as him.

As Lin Yi pushed open the courtyard gate, his steps paused.

"Yo, I've been waiting for you," Liu Lie saw Lin Yi, smiled, and raised his hand. "Your friend has been waiting here for you for a long time."

In the courtyard, besides Liu Lie, there was another figure with his back to Lin Yi.

The back view was somewhat familiar, but Lin Yi recognized the person from the dense golden Aura of Fortune emanating from him.

"Could it be young brother Jiang Er?"

Before Jiang Er could turn around, Lin Yi directly called out his name.

This made Jiang Er tremble, seemingly surprised that Lin Yi still remembered him. He felt grateful and quickly got up.

His lips moved, and he called out, "Lin... Senior Disciple Lin."

Liu Lie looked back and forth between the two and said, "Then, junior disciple, you chat first. I'm going to greet Master."

Lin Yi nodded and pulled Jiang Er to sit down.

Jiang Er lowered his eyes, his dark skin looking dry and timid.

Lin Yi couldn't help but tease, "What's wrong? It's only been two months since we last met, and you're being distant. You're not calling me Brother Lin anymore?"

Jiang Er smiled, and some of his timidity lessened. "Brother Lin."

Lin Yi smiled and asked, "How is your father's illness?"

Jiang Er said gratefully, "Thank you for the money you gave me that day, Brother Lin. My father has already recovered more than half."

Then, Jiang Er quickly picked up the ceramic jar at his feet and placed it on the table, opening it gently.

Inside, a nimble-looking Three-Tailed Black Snakehead, weighing about five catties, was swimming.

A simple smile appeared on Jiang Er's dark, reddish skin.

"When I left that day, I said I owed you a fish, Brother Lin. I finally caught one yesterday, so I wanted to bring it to you as soon as possible."